“Patient” by Joe Bisicchia

Window would see
world
if eyes weren’t stuck
bedside.

 

When I was young
I used to dress myself
and go where I wanted.

 

But now,
with dull wall
and nurse down the hall,
I stretch out my hand
and wait.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joe Bisicchia writes of our shared spiritual dynamic. An Honorable Mention recipient for the Fernando Rielo XXXII World Prize for Mystical Poetry, his works have appeared in Sheepshead Review, Balloons Lit Journal, The Inflectionist Review, Black Heart Magazine, Dark Matter Journal, Poets Collectives Anthologies, and others. The current public affairs professional in New Jersey is a former award winning television host who also taught high school English. He also co-invented an award winning family card game.  www.widewide.world